Getting bent on the lower Yuba River.
The Yuba River is one of California’s many coldwater fishery jewels. In its upper forks the Yuba is a fine freestone trout stream; in the reach between Englebright Dam, where the river flows into the Central Valley, and its confluence with the Feather River... [ READ MORE... ]

By Tom Kloehn
It was the first day of Sierra Trout Camp 2018, and even though the kids weren’t fishing yet, it was hard to miss their enthusiasm for any chance to get near a river.
The kids were bouncing around the creek, splashing in and out of the water, completely oblivious to rocks and soaked... [ READ MORE... ]

One of several BDAs (beaver dam analogues) recently installed in Squaw Creek to improve floodplain connectivity, among many other habitat benefits.
By Tom Kloehn
Trout Unlimited believes that conservation work begins with people. This belief was affirmed again when over 75 volunteers... [ READ MORE... ]

The intersection of Little Harvey Creek and Pine Creek, aptly named Confluence Meadow.
By Dave Lass and Luke Hunt, PhD
In the Eagle Lake watershed, located east of Lassen Volcanic National Park, a diverse collection of local, state and federal partners are working to restore some of the largest... [ READ MORE... ]

Native Redband trout, Jenny Creek, Cascade Siskiyou National Monument.
Yesterday President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) requiring the Department of the Interior to review all national monuments designated since 1996 which are (a) over 100,000 acres in size; (b) were expanded during that... [ READ MORE... ]

As the California Water Board considers new water quality regulations for suction dredge mining, TU urges anglers to weigh in
People are still mining for gold here in the Golden State, often through small scale operations using machinery to suck water and gravel from streambeds so bits of gold... [ READ MORE... ]

By Brian Johnson
It’s been a busy and amazingly productive year for Trout Unlimited in California. With the help of our 10,000 California members and our dozens of agency and project partners, we reached major milestones on many of our highest priority initiatives. All of these highlight TU’s... [ READ MORE... ]

Central Valley salmon and steelhead runs, such as those in California's Merced River (above), have been in decline for decades due primarily to lack of water at critical times. Phase I of the Bay-Delta Plan, in which the State Water Board is considering new flow standards for environmental water... [ READ MORE... ]

TU’s California Program releases new film and video channel, plays role in new proposed flow standards, rules to make water data more accessible and useful. Above photo: Bianchi Flowers Farm, Pescadero Creek, California central coast
By Brian J. Johnson
As summer turns to fall, we come to the... [ READ MORE... ]